Sunday, February 26, 2012

If you want to play Alphabetaphilia on the last three days of February (and I hope you do), you have to choose a different letter for each day, but it's your choice of all 26. I know you probably had days when you could have made a list of 100 words...go back and redo those letters and have more fun. Five words and a sentence on the wild card letter of your choice for each day. I am leaving the post this way and you may post here three times with three different letters in the comments.

Saturday, February 25, 2012

On the day for Z words, what better reminder than these wonderful zebras taken by Muhammad Mahdi Karim and available on Creative Commons. Find five z words and put them in a sentence. Tomorrow the directions will be a surprise!cheers,Laura

Thursday, February 23, 2012

Here's a classic X-ray of his wife Anna's hand by Roentgen, the inventor of the X-ray machine, from Creative Commons/Gnu. You can read more about it on Wikipedia if you're interested. Today is the day for five x-words on Alphabetaphilia, and a sentence using them all, to be posted in the comments here. It's a real challenge today! Enjoy, Laura

Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Here is a picture of an amazing wave effect atop a hill in Washington where some trees were cut and others remained tall and the whole world, both to inspire your lists of W-words for today, February 23. Find five, use them in a sentence, and post in comments below, or just cruise by the comments to see a fabulous collection of wild words beginning with W!
cheers,
Laura
world Photo credit: Creative Commons

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

For February 22, the cupids at this Valentine want to see five v-words and a wonderful sentence using them posted in the comments below. Or just read and enjoy what creative sentences others have produced and let that inspire your writing.

Monday, February 20, 2012

Let these delicate umbrellas inspire you to find five words starting with u, use them in a sentence, post word list and sentence in the comments section below. It's Feb 21; we're in leap year so we have 8 more days and will run out of alphabet soon. Watch out for wild letter days!

Sunday, February 19, 2012

Here are three picutes of T: the tide going out in Provincetown, MA, the tower at Tor House in Carmel, CA, and a bare tree in winter in Claremont, CA. So, Feb 20 is the day for t-words, five, and then a t-sentence using them all. Please post in comments, browse through to see what wacky words others have found.
best,
Laura

Saturday, February 18, 2012

Here, my daughter and her friend do a fake Spacewalk at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory nearby in honor of Feb 19, the day for sibilant S-word alliteration! List of five words and a sentence go in comments, or just browse and enjoy others' creativity.

Friday, February 17, 2012

A few years ago when I took a writing workshop at University of Iowa during the summer, it wasn't clear they could have the workshops because the river was flooded so badly. By the time we got there, it was down some, but there were still trees standing in the "river" like this. Today, it's R-words on Alphabetaphilia, so find 5 R-words and make a sentence with all five, then post below in comments. Enjoy reading others' ideas. cheers, Laura

Thursday, February 16, 2012

Here's a collection of quadrilaterals for the Q-word day, Feb 17. Find 5 words beginning with Q and use them in a sentence; post in comments, and read the wacky and wonderful sentences others have created below. Cheers, Laura

Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Here's an old pagoda we visited in WuCheng village in China to remind us that Feb 16 is the day for P words and a sentence on Alphabetaphilia! Post a list of 5 words and a sentence in the comments and cruise by to see the wonderful words others have chosen. cheers, Laura

Monday, February 13, 2012

Today we have the huge nest of an loving osprey family to spur us on to write five N-words and a sentence using them in Alphabetaphilia. Then pause to enjoy the words and sentences others have chosen and created.

Saturday, February 11, 2012

For February 12, here is a lotus from Huntington Garden and lion from WuCheng village in China to inspire us to find interesting L-words. So, think if five L-words and use them in a sentence then post in comments. Let the lion excite your love of language while the lotus keeps its sleep-inducing tendencies in abeyance for the day and simply touches us with its serentity.
cheers,
Laura

Friday, February 10, 2012

For February 11, these kayaks remind us to come up with five words beginning with k and then use them in a sentence, posting it in comments. Also, enjoy the interesting words others have posted in this thread. Cheers,
Laura

Thursday, February 9, 2012

Here's a jellyfish to symbolize the day for J-words, February 10th. Make a list of 5 words beginning with J and use them in a sentence. Both words and sentences should be posted in the comments below. I moderate so it may take up to a day to appear on the blog.

Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Hi friends,
These Florida ibises remind me to say today is for five I-words and a sentence using them for Feb 9. Take a few minutes to read the other word lists to remind yourself of some wonderful new words you can use.

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Alphabetaphilia is rolling and you can play too, even if you're just coming in. Find five words starting with H for today, then use them in a sentence. You can post totally anonymously or not, your choice.

Monday, February 6, 2012

Collect your five words starting with G and turn them into a glorious sentence today for Feb 7. I'm celebrating the goose. This one is specifically a Canada goose, the kind that collect all over Chestertown, MD where my husband came from. They spend the winter there. Enjoy!

Sunday, February 5, 2012

Hi friends,We all know I'm not going to post lists with some F words. Just don't go there. But there are lots of F words that you can play with! Here are some flowers from Provincetown to inspire you. Come up with a list of five and a sentence using them and post in comments. Reminder: Comments are moderated.cheers,Laura

Here is where you can post your list of words beginning with E and your sentence. It's no exaggeration to say words with e are excellent! Here's a basket of eggs from my friends Rob and Diane's farm. Do you see the blue ones? Not dye, they're naturally different colors. The egg is a beginning place, so if you're just starting Alphabetaphilia, no problem! You can go back and do the earlier ones or not, your own choice!

Thursday, February 2, 2012

Hi friends,
Feb 3 is the day for five words beginning with C that you love and enjoy, and then a sentence with those words along with any others you need. Post in Comments below! Cliff is one of mine, as seen in this picture from a cliff at Montana de Oro State Park near Morro Bay, California.

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